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throb
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- pronunciation:
- thrab
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
throbs, throbbing, throbbed |
| definition 1: |
to beat, or feel one's blood beating, at an accelerated rate or level, as from emotion, exhaustion, stress, or the like.
The runner's legs throbbed with pain.- synonyms:
- beat, pulsate, pulse
- similar words:
- ache, heave, palpitate, pound, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, twitch
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| definition 2: |
to sound with a pulsating or vibrating beat.
The motor throbbed and the boat weighed anchor.Her voice throbbed with longing.- synonyms:
- pulsate, shudder, vibrate
- similar words:
- pound, quiver, shake
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| related words: |
burn, hammer, pant, quaver, thrill, thump |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of throbbing.
- synonyms:
- heat
- similar words:
- ache, pulse
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| definition 2: |
a single beat, pulse, or vibration.
- synonyms:
- beat, pulse, vibration
- similar words:
- flutter, palpitation, pulsation, quiver, stroke, tremor, twitch
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| related words: |
flush, pain, pound, tingle |
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| derivation: |
throbbingly (adv.) |
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